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Amphipora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Nemertea : Hoplonemertea : Monostilifera : Amphiporidae : Amphipora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Amphiporida : Amphiporidae : Amphipora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Amphipora Schulz, 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Jahrb. Geol. Landesanst. Berlin, 1882 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 376 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Amphiporidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Amphiporidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amphipora amplusa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Amphipora aperta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Amphipora moravica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Amphipora ninglangensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Amphipora ramosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphipora rhapida ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Amphipora vacuite ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1883 | Amphipora Schulz |
| 1999 | Amphipora Stearn et al. |
| 2002 | Amphipora Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
